I look for the classless Celtics to try and punk the young Hawks tomorrow night.

Hopefully, the Hawks will at least show up, and not let the Celtics run them ragged like they did in the play-off games at Boston last season.

With Smith out, Pachulia is starting, so I would expect the Pachulia-KG re-match to be saved for a later date. But who knows? KG has no class, and the only way he can get himself motivated is to pick a fight with a white guy, or grab his own testicles.

Just like Portland, I'm sure everyone knew the Hawks would eventually become a good team. I don't think, however, that anyone expected them to be this good this quickly. Taking Boston to a decisive game 7 in the play-offs last year, starting the season 6-0 while being a top 3 defensive team, and winning without Josh Smith has really shown the maturation and development of this team. Joe Johnson has always been a good to great offensive player, but the squad is shutting teams down with stifling defense; a defense which is giving our very own Lakers' defense a run for it's money, it seems. Although I've yet to see them play this season, you know I'll be keeping my eye on this game. It will be interesting to see how MVP "prospect" Paul Pierce does in this game.